NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GA104 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super
Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GA104 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GA104
- Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 1 month(s) later
- Around 17% higher pipelines: 3584 vs 3072
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 8 nm vs 12 nm
- Around 47% lower typical power consumption: 170 Watt vs 250 Watt
- Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 12 GB vs 8 GB
- 4486.5x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 8973 vs 2
- Around 4% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 968 vs 927
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 1 Sep 2021 vs 23 July 2019 |
| Pipelines | 3584 vs 3072 |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm vs 12 nm |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 170 Watt vs 250 Watt |
| Maximum memory size | 12 GB vs 8 GB |
| Benchmarks | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 8973 vs 2 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 968 vs 927 |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super
- Around 25% higher core clock speed: 1650 MHz vs 1320 MHz
- Around 2% higher boost clock speed: 1815 MHz vs 1777 MHz
- 7.5x more memory clock speed: 14000 MHz vs 1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective)
- Around 15% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 19612 vs 17075
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Core clock speed | 1650 MHz vs 1320 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1815 MHz vs 1777 MHz |
| Memory clock speed | 14000 MHz vs 1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective) |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 19612 vs 17075 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GA104
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super
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| Name | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GA104 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super |
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| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 8973 | 2 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 968 | 927 |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 17075 | 19612 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 117223 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 337.794 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 4566.815 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 31.631 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 190.996 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 1654.321 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 27179 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3716 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3355 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 27179 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3716 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3355 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GA104 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture | Ampere | Turing |
| Code name | GA104 | TU104 |
| Launch date | 1 Sep 2021 | 23 July 2019 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $329 | $699 |
| Place in performance rating | 51 | 109 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
Technical info |
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| Boost clock speed | 1777 MHz | 1815 MHz |
| Core clock speed | 1320 MHz | 1650 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 12 nm |
| Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance | 199.0 GFLOPS (1:64) | |
| Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance | 12.74 TFLOPS (1:1) | |
| Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance | 12.74 TFLOPS | |
| Pipelines | 3584 | 3072 |
| Pixel fill rate | 85.30 GPixel/s | |
| Texture fill rate | 199.0 GTexel/s | |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 170 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Transistor count | 17400 million | |
| CUDA cores | 3072 | |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 89 C | |
| Render output units | 64 | |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | |
| Display Port | 1.4 | |
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| Dual-link DVI support | ||
| G-SYNC support | ||
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| Multi monitor support | ||
| Number of simultaneous displays | 4 | |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Form factor | Dual-slot | |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | |
| Length | 242 mm (9.5 inches) | 10.5” (266.74mm) |
| Recommended system power (PSU) | 450 Watt | 650 Watt |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 12-pin | 6 pin + 8 pin |
| Width | 112 mm (4.4 inches) | 2-Slot |
| Height | 4.556” (115.7mm) | |
API support |
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| DirectX | 12.2 | 12.1 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.4 |
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Memory |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 360 GB/s | 496 GB/s |
| Memory bus width | 192 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective) | 14000 MHz |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
Technologies |
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| Ansel | ||
| HDMI 2.0b | ||
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| VR Ready | ||
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